Internal Controls Manager UK&I

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UK&I Head of Internal Controls

Reporting to the Global Head of Internal Controls and the UK&I CFO, you are an assurance professional to implement the Group controls and policies across the business. This will involve working with the process owners within the business to make a risk-based assessment of the company’s overall internal control system processes, to then embed the controls and ensure adherence to the group-wide framework.

Job description / Responsibilities

• ICS Responsibility for the UK&I Internal Controls System (ICS) program as part of the overall Group program.
• Ensuring substantively that internal controls and policies are embedded and operating effectively in the UK&I business.
• Assisting the business to close control gaps.
• Ensuring fixed assets process is robust and assets verified.
• Completing finance initiatives as directed by the UK&I CFO.
• Supporting and educating all levels of local organization on the importance of risks and controls, compliance programs such as corporate conduct policies, including periodic training through running a series of workshops with Process Owners.
• Assist the Global Head of Internal Controls with Group and or Cluster ICS initiatives as required.
• Completing Internal Controls reviews in the business, including cluster head office, country entities and stations.
• Following up recommendations to ensure control deficiencies are remediated.
• Completing Group ICS submissions on a timely basis.
• Refreshing Cluster policies, standards and processes.
• Preparing Annual Internal Control Programme in collaboration with Global Head of Internal Controls.
• Reviewing compliance with Group and local policies.
• Staying current on relevant changes in best practices that may impact value of internal control policies.
• Adopting new Group ICS tool.
• Responsibility for development of relevant policies and procedures.
• Leading the scoping and ICS risk assessment for the Cluster.
• Maintain (and create as needed) control documentation including process flowcharts, and risks and control matrices to evaluate both financial reporting, IT, HR, Commercial and wider controls.
• Introducing a stronger end to end process focus with distinct SOD requirements and supporting the transformation teams.
• Close Collaboration and common projects with Group ICS.
• Preparing periodic reporting including findings and recommendations to the Senior Management.
• Follow up of Group and External audit recommendations.

Qualifications and Competencies

• 7 years’ experience in audit / internal controls including solid understanding of internal control framework
• Professional qualifications such as CPA/CIA/ACCA/CISA is an advantage
• Leadership abilities with an ability to work and partner in a complex matrix environment, investigative and critical thinking
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills with the ability to independently draw conclusions
• General knowledge of accounting principles, practices, & reporting guidelines coupled with a good understanding of the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS)
• General understanding of IT systems, software, networks and IT governance advantageous
• Experience improving the efficiency of internal control operations
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities with the capacity to impact both internally and externally
• The position will require travel, up to 30% of the time.
• Fluent command of English as the corporate language, other languages considered an advantage

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Swissport as an equal opportunity employer bases its hiring decisions on the business need and the best qualified candidates available and does not discriminate in its employment decisions based on any protected category. Candidates who are offered employment may be subject to a criminal record and other background checks as permitted or required by company policy or applicable law.

About Us

In 2021, Swissport International AG provided best-in-class airport ground services for some 97 million airline passengers (pre-COVID 2019: 265 million) and handled roughly 5.1 million tons of air freight (2019: 4.6 million) at over 120 air cargo centres worldwide. Several of its warehouses have been certified for pharmaceutical logistics by IATA’s CEIV Pharma and by the British MHRA. The world’s leader in airport ground services and air cargo handling, with currently around 48,000 employees, was active at 287 airports in 45 countries on six continents as of 14 July 2022.